President Trump’s Executive Orders: Navigating Compliance, Terminations, the False Claims Act, and Contractual Disputes
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This Course
This webcast will analyze legal issues related to Trump Administration’s Executive Orders (EOs) impacting federal contractors, grant recipients, and subcontractors. Attorneys must be prepared to guide their contractor clients through the legal ramifications of the EOs, including the False Claims Act (FCA) and Contract Disputes Act (CDA). This CLE will provide practical insights and legal strategies to help contractors comply with evolving requirements, challenge unfavorable agency actions, and mitigate enforcement risks.
Participants will learn how executive orders impact federal contract administration, strategies for responding to agency enforcement, and legal options for contract disputes and FCA liability risks. The program will explore contract terminations, regulatory compliance obligations, and litigation trends, including FCA risks and CDA claims for financial recovery.
This course is designed for government contracts attorneys, in-house counsel for federal contractors and subcontractors, employment law practitioners, and compliance professionals advising on federal procurement and grant administration.
Participants should have a basic understanding of federal procurement law, but the course will provide detailed insights into contract enforcement, compliance risks, and litigation strategies.
Learning Objectives:
- Analyze the legal impact of Trump’s Executive Orders on federal contractors, subcontractors, and grant recipients.
- Understand agency implementation measures, including contract terminations, funding justifications, and compliance certification requirements.
- Evaluate the risks of Termination for Convenience (T4C) and develop strategies for filing CDA claims to recover contract costs.
- Assess FCA implications of new federal contractor certification mandates and best practices to mitigate FCA liability.
- Examine key court rulings on executive order enforcement and their implications for contractor compliance and litigation strategies.
Production Date: 5/22/2025 | Closed captioning (CC) available
About the Presenters
Meredith Thielbahr, Esq.
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
Practice Area: Government Contracting (+ 3 other areas)
Meredith Thielbahr is Office Managing Partner of the Inland Northwest region offices of GRSM. She is licensed in multiple jurisdictions, including Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Alaska and the District of Columbia. She handles complex commercial litigation matters, including general civil litigation and products liability issues. Her practice focuses on handling civil litigation on behalf of her construction industry and government contract clients. She assists contractors and suppliers in dispute resolution in both the commercial and public contracting arena. She works closely with clients on internal compliance investigations and handles formal qui tam and government lawsuits. She is versed at interpreting contract ...
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Patrick Burns, Esq.
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
Practice Area: Government Contracting (+ 1 other areas)
Patrick K. Burns is a Partner and Co-Chair of GRSM’s Government Contracts Practice Group and is also a member of the Artificial Intelligence, Commercial Litigation, and Tribal Law practice groups. His practice primarily focuses on state and federal procurement matters, including bid protests at the Government Accountability Office, Miller Act claims, and Contract Disputes Act cases before the Court of Federal Claims and various Boards of Contract Appeals.Patrick also advises contractors on regulatory compliance issues involving the FAR, Davis-Bacon Act, and Service Contract Act, among other regulations.Patrick’s representation spans multiple industries, including information technology, construction, manufacturing, distribution, and aerospace. A ...
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